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the parish is included in the union or district of Kil-
teely, or Listeely, A school-house is now being erected;
and there is a pay school of about 30 boys and 12 girls.
There are some remains of the old parish church.
AGLISHDRINAGH, or AGLISHDRIDEEN, a pa-
rish, in the barony of ORRERY and KILMORE, county
of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3½ miles (S. W. by
W.) from Charleville, on the road from that place to
Buttevant; containing 973 inhabitants. It comprises
4770 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £4228 per ann.: the land under tillage is in
general of good quality, but a very large portion of the
parish consists chiefly of hilly pasture. The living is a
rectory, in the diocese of Cloyne, and in the patronage
of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £240. There is
neither church, glebe-house, nor glebe. In the R. C.
divisions this is one of the six parishes that constitute
the union of Ballyhea, or Newtown. There are some
vestiges of the ancient parish church.
AGLISHMARTIN. — See AGLISH
AGLISHVENAN. — See BALLYMACART.
AHACROSS, or AGHACROSS, a parish, in the
barony of CONDONS and CLONGIBBONS, county of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (W. by N.) from
Mitchelstown: the population is returned with the pa-
rish of Templemolloga. This parish, which is situated
on the confines of the county of Limerick, and near the
road from Kildorrery to Mitchelstown, comprises only
356½ statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £445 per annum: it consists chiefly of moun-
tainous pasture, and for all civil purposes has merged
into the parish of Templemollogga, of which it is now
regarded only as a townland. Fairs are held on
Jan. 20th and Oct. 3rd, chiefly for cattle. It is a rec-
tory, in the diocese of Cloyne, and forms part of the
union of Clenore, from which it is detached by the
intervention of several other parishes: the tithes amount
to £30. 5. 7. The nearest church is at Marshalstown.
In the R. C. divisions it is included in the union or dis-
trict of Kildorrery.
AHAMPLISH, a parish, in the barony of LOWER
CARBERY, county of SLIGO, and province of CONNATJGHT,
9 miles (N. N. W.) from Sligo; containing, with the
villages of Ballintample and Grange, and the islands of
Innismurray and Dernish (which are separately des-
cribed), 7483 inhabitants. It is situated on the north-
west coast, near the entrance to the bay of Sligo, and
on the road from Sligo to Ballyshannon; and comprises
9286 statute acres, of which 6509 are applotted under
the tithe act, and of which, also, 7311 are arable and
pasture, and 1975 hog and waste. The surface is naked
and unadorned, having only one small wood on the lands
of Grellagh, near the river Bunduff, the estate of Vis-
count Palmerston, who is proprietor of the greater part
of the parish. The mountain of Benbulbin extends in a
direction from east to west, and separates this parish
from Drumcliffe. The principal village is Grange, con-
sisting of one street, in which are only four decent houses,
and the rest are thatched cabins. Some improvement
in the mode of tillage has taken place of late years, but
the system of husbandry is comparatively still very de-
ficient, and the farming implements are of a very inferior
kind: limestone and turf are plentiful. A great extent
of bog has been reclaimed by Lord Palmerston, who has
also planted large scopes of sandy banks with bent.
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Considerable improvements at Mullaghmore have been
made exclusively by the direction and at the expense
of that nobleman, which are noticed under the head of
that place. There is a salmon fishery in the river Bun-
duff; and at Mullaghmore several boats were formerly
employed in taking turbot, cod, and other kinds of fish,
which abound on this part of the coast. There are some
corn-mills in the parish. The principal seats are Money-
gold, the residence of J. Soden, Esq.; Streeda, of Booth
Jones, Esq.; Grange, of the Rev. C. West, the incum-
bent; and Creenymore, of the Rev. J, McHugh, P.P.
Seven fairs for live stock are held at Grange; and a
fair on Feb. 1st is held at Cliffony, which has also
a penny post from Sligo. Grange is both a coast-
guard and a constabulary police station. The living is
a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, and in the patron-
age of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in Lord
Palmerston- The tithes amount to £221. 10, 9., divided
in moieties between the impropriator and the incum-
bent. The church is a plain edifice, built in 1813, for
which the late Board of First Fruits granted a loan of
£700, and Lord Palmerston contributed £100: it con-
tains a marble monument to the Soden family, with an
inscription recording the death of James Soden, in 1705,
at the age of 109 years: the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners have lately granted £119 for its repair. There
is neither glebe nor glebe-house. The R. C. parish is
co-extensive with that of the Established Church: there
are two chapels, situated at Grange and Cliffony, and
built at the sole expense of Lord Palmerston. Three
schools are supported principally by his lordship, each
of which has a house and garden, and in which are 170
boys and more than 100 girls; and in other private
schools are taught more than 100 boys and 60 girls.
AHARA, otherwise AUGHARA, a parish, in the
barony of ABBTEYSHRUEL, county of LONGFORD, and
province of LEINSTER, 4½ miles (N.E.) from Bally-
mahon, on the mail coach road from that place to Mul-
lingar: the population is returned with Kilglass. It
comprises 2277 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act: the land is principally under tillage, but there
is a large tract of bog. Castle-Wilder is the residence
of H. Pollock, Esq. Petty sessions are held at Castle-
Wilder every alternate week. It is in the diocese of
Ardagh, and is part of the union of Kilglass, to which
the vicarage is attached; the rectory is impropriate in
Col. Fox. The tithes amount to £108. 15.4¼., of which
£37. 7. 8¼. is payable, to the impropriator, and the re-
mainder to the vicar: the glebe comprises 37 acres,
valued at £59. 19. 2. per annum. In the R. C. divisions
it is also united to Kilglass. There are five hedge
schools, in which are 96 boys and 56 girls. The remains
of the church are still visible at Ahara, and there are
also ruins of the ancient castle of Ardandra.
AHARNEY, or AGHARNEY, also called LISDOW-
NEY, a parish, partly in the barony of UPPER OSSORY,
QUEEN’S county, but chiefly in that of GALMOY, county
of KILKENNY, and in the province of LEINSTER, 3
miles (S. byE.) from Durrow, on the road to Kilkenny;
containing 2156 inhabitants. It comprises 6809 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at
£4616 per ann., and is nearly equally divided between
tillage and pasturage; there is plenty of limestone, used
both for building and burning. At Ballyconra is an
extensive flour-mill, capable of manufacturing 16,000